Aid for use in instruction within the hairdresser profession

ABSTRACT

An aid for use in instruction within the hairdresser profession includes a template-like piece of plate or sheet material on which there is drawn a head shape seen from the front, from the rear or in profile, i.e. right and left profile. Hair in the form of one or more hair tresses is glued or adapted to be attached with at a root portion thereof along a line on the head shape. The sheet material may be in the format A4 and preferably is transparent.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

More than in many other professions, educational instructions within thehairdresser profession involve significant problems associated withlearning and practical exercises, inter alia, because hitherto therehave to a large extent been employed test persons having suitable hairfor demonstration of the various techniques and methods. Moreover, therehave been used model scalps or coated heads which, however, arecomparatively expensive and bulky. Therefore, these do not lendthemselves to storage in order to show earlier works or demonstrationstherewith. This in particular applies to cutting demonstrations. For theabove reasons it is not possible at a highschool to possess a sufficientnumber of the known model scalps to be able to show the various cuttingstyles or shapes. Another drawback therewith is that the model scalpsare heavy to transport and cumbersome to store.

There have been set forth proposals for methods or aids which in partseek to satisfy the same need as the present invention, for example aninflateable pattern head as described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,975,534 or asystem of marked adhesive tabs or paper sheets as described in PublishedBritish Patent Application No. 2,077,097. However, none of these earlierproposals have been able to make possible the form of instruction anddemonstration which is associated with the present invention, and,besides, have the drawback of being comparatively complicated inpractical use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention should, inter alia, be considered in the light ofthe cutting terminology or so-called hair sculpturing which has beenapplied within the hairdresser profession during recent years. By meansof this invention it is possible in a simple manner to explain anddemonstrate these new methods and concepts to hairdresser pupils.

This is made possible with an aid to be used in education within thehairdresser profession.

With the aid according to the invention an instructor in a class room ora conference hall or the like may cut many different hair styles, andafterwards the pupils themselves may do exercises with the same aids andthereby obtain the necessary confidence. Further, the invention permitsthe display of various objects in the form of cutting shapes, etc. bymeans of an overhead projector, as movable hair which is incorporated inthe aid, may be manipulated in various directions and angles. Therefore,it will not be difficult for the pupils to evaluate the cutting beingdemonstrated.

The advanced cutting system being introduced during recent years inconnection with the above new terminology makes it possible to carry outcutting very systematically. By means of the present invention this formof cutting may be learned and practiced in a much better way than withthe previously known educational aids. The present aid makes it possibleto cut many different styles in an educational situation and therebyobtain good technique and confidence without incurring high expenseswith respect to equipment and aids. The works or exercises made andbeing finished, may be stored in a simple manner because they takelittle space. After cutting it is also possible to perform colourchanges and texture conversion and obtain a complete hair style if thisis desired, by means of the aid according to the invention.

Additional advantages obtained with the invention include goodunderstanding on part of the pupils and easy checking of learning.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention shall be explained more closely below with reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are schematic views showing three embodiments of theaid according to the invention,

FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic views showing examples of cutting possibleby means of these aids.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a simplified embodiment according tothe invention,

FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 are schematic views showing additional embodimentsaccording to the invention,

FIG. 10 is a view of an example of a hair tress or tuft for use inconnection with this invention, and

FIGS. 11 and 12 are schematic views showing two additional embodimentsof the aid according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The aid in FIG. 1 comprises a sheet 10 of a plate shaped material, forexample paper or paperboard, which may for example have a standardformat, such as A4. Centrally on the sheet or plate 10 there is apicture of a head shape 11, here seen from the front. At increasingdistances from the head contours of the head 11 there are drawn distancecurves 19 which run parallel to each other and preferably have the samespacing. Further, there is shown a horizontal line 18 runningtransversally to the head shape 11 at a predetermined level for examplejust above the ears.

On the head shape 11 there is indicated a line or contour 15 which runssubstantially from one ear to the other across the crown part of thehead. Along this line 15 there is glued one or more hair tresses 12 suchthat these are attached at their root portion to the line or contour 15around the head 11, the individual hairs which extend substantially in aradial direction from the head, being free and movable so that these maybe shaped in various ways and be cut.

The hair tresses or tufts may be of a construction known per se andshall be described more fully in connection with FIG. 10 below.

As mentioned the sheet 10 may have the format A4 such that it may beeasily handled and may for example be put into a ring leaf book. For usein an overhead projector the sheet 10 may be made of a transparentmaterial, thus making it possible to show the head shape, the distancecurves and the movable hair on a screen in order to for exampledemonstrate cutting methods to a school class or a larger audience.

FIG. 2 shows a sheet 20 which may be similar to the sheet 10 in FIG. 1,but here with a head shape 21 shown in profile. There are also showndistance curves 29 and a horizontal line 28 for angle indications. InFIG. 2 hair tresses 22 are attached along the contour line 25 from aforehead across the crown part to the neck part of the head shape shown.

A head 31 is shown from the back on a sheet 30 illustrated on FIG. 3, inwhich there is, similar to the two preceding embodiments, drawn distancecurves 39 and a horizontal line 38. These indications may per se beidentical to the corresponding indications in FIG. 1. The same appliesto hair tresses 32 which are attached along a line 35 extendingsubstantially across the crown part of the head shape 31 from one ear tothe other. Besides, there is shown another hair tress 34 with the hairshanging down over the neck, this hair tress 34 being attached along aline 36 running across the back of the head substantially from one earto the other.

In FIG. 4 there is illustrated how the sheet 20 in FIG. 2 withassociated shapes, indications and hair tresses, may be treated bycutting with scissors 44, whereby a certain hair style as indicated by42 has been obtained. By means of a comb the hair in the hair tress 22in FIG. 2 has been arranged to extend vertically upwards. In a similarway FIG. 5 shows styling and cutting with the aid in FIG. 1, in whichthe tress 12 is cut by means of scissors 55 and provided with a cutindicated as 52.

In the above embodiments the hair tresses have been glued to the varioussheets beforehand, i.e. from the producer. It is, however, easilyconceivable that this aid may be supplied in its separate constituents,i.e. the sheet itself with drawings and indications, as well as the perse known hair tresses separately. In many situations this will be anadvantage because the users, for example the hair dresser instructors orthe pupils themselves, may combine different hair types or colours withthe various sheets or head shapes. Thus, FIG. 6 shows a sheet 60 havinga head shape 61 without any hair attached, and also distance curves 69similar to those discussed above. On the head shape 61 there is notapplied any particular marking or line indication for attaching hairtresses, but it is obvious that in this embodiment as well as in thepreceding embodiments, a primary and natural attachment of hair tresseswill be along the contour line from the forehead across the crown partto the neck part of the this head shape. Other curves or lines forattachment of hair tresses can of course be freely chosen.

When using sheets or head shapes without pre-attached hair there willusually be a great advantage if it is clearly indicated which lines ofinterest are present for attaching hair. Thus, FIG. 7 shows a sheet 70having a head shape 71 seen from the front and provided with a lineindication 75 from one ear to the other across the crown part and also atransverse line 76 across the forehead. FIG. 8 shows a similar headshape 81 on a sheet 80 seen in profile and having a line or indication85 from the forehead across the crown part to the neck and another line86 from the back of the head substantially horizontally forwards andpast the ear as far forward as there is normally growth of hair. FinallyFIG. 9 shows in a corresponding manner on a sheet 90 a head shape 91seen from the back, having an indication 95 from one ear to the otheracross the crown part and a transverse line 96 on the back of the head,also substantially from one ear to the other. It is obvious that withthese sheets provided with such drawings or indications, for example bymeans of printing, it is a simple operation for the users to attach hairtresses as desired along the various lines, preferably by means of anadhesive, for example contact glue.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a hair tress or tuft of known design, whichmay be incorporated in the aid according to the invention. This hairtress consists of an assembly of hairs 101 being here shown as extendingsubstantially parallel or depending from a root portion 102 at which thehair ends are anchored by means of stitching, for example a zigzag seam103 as indicated. For example by means of contact glue it is a simpleoperation to attach such hair tresses at the root portion 102 to a sheetof paper or the like, as for example sheets 70, 80 or 90 in FIGS. 7 to9.

It is obvious that the hair tresses which lend themselves for use inthis connection, may have different lengths of the root part 102 and ofthe actual hair assembly 101. For use on sheets of the format A4 thehair length may for example be from 10 to 15 cm. FIG. 11 shows afinished aid having hair tresses 115 and 116 glued to a head shape 111printed on a sheet or transparency 110, the head shape 111 being shownin profile in a manner similar to the head shape 81 in FIG. 8 and fromthe opposite side in relation thereto.

Finally, FIG. 12 shows a sheet 120 with a head shape 121 provided withhair tresses 122 and 126. This complete aid may be considered to haveresulted from the sheet 70 in FIG. 7 with the head shape 71 andindications or lines 75 and 76 being printed thereon. More specificallythe tresses 122 may be regarded as glued to the head shape along theline 75 whereas the hair tress 126 follows the line 76.

In the above description there are shown head shapes seen from thefront, from the back and in profile from one or the other side. Theseare the forms of presentation being most instructive and natural forteaching purposes, but it cannot be excluded that for particularsituations or hair styles it may be of interest to use sheets havinghead shapes seen at other angles than those mentioned here. As known perse the hair tresses may advantageously consist of real or natural hair,but is of course also possible to use hair tresses made of artificialhair. What is decisive is that the hair in the hair tresses may beshaped or arranged on the sheets in various patterns or shapes, interalia by means of a comb, and besides may be cut by means of commonhairdresser's scissors. A practical manner of producing and supplyingthis product is that aids in the form of a set consisting of four sheetswith head shapes shown from the front, from the rear, in right profileand left profile together with an accompanying assortment of hairtresses, are supplied together as a set or a package, possibly alsoincluding the necessary glue. As will be apparent from the above, it isbest in practice to have only one head shape on each sheet ortransparency. As indicated in the left margin of the sheets shown, it ispractical that these have a usual form of perforation intended formounting in standard ring leaf books.

I claim:
 1. An instruction aid for demonstration and practice of hairdressing techniques, said aid comprising:a plate or sheet shaped member having formed thereon a head shape as seen from one of a front view, a back view or a profile view; at least one hair tress including a root portion and a multiplicity of hairs fixed to and extending from said root portion; said hair tress being attached at said root portion thereof to said member such that said root portion extends along a line at a predetermined position with respect to said head shape and said hairs extend from said root portion in simulation of hair of a person seen from said one view; and said hairs having sufficient length to enable the application thereto of hairdressing treatments such as cutting by scissors.
 2. An aid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head shape is seen from the back, and said line extends along the contour of the crown portion of said head shape substantially from one ear to the other, and further comprising another line extending transversally across the rear of the head shape substantially from one ear to the other.
 3. An aid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head shape is seen in profile, and said line extends along the contour of the crown portion of said head shape substantially from the forehead to the neck, and further comprising another line extending from the neck portion forwardly to above the ear.
 4. An aid as claimed in claim 1, further comprising parallel curved lines formed on said member at spaced distances from the contour of said head shape.
 5. An aid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said member is transparent.
 6. An aid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hair tress is attached to said member by means of an adhesive.
 7. An instruction aid for demonstration and practice of hairdressing techniques, said aid comprising:a plate or sheet shaped member having formed thereon a head shape as seen from one of a front view, a back view or a profile view; at least one hair tress including a root portion and a multiplicity of hairs fixed to and extending from said root portion; said member having formed thereon a line at a predetermined position with respect to said head shape, and said hair tress being adapted to be attached at said root portion thereof to said member such that said root member extends along said line and said hairs extend from said root portion in simulation of hair of a person seen from said one view; and said hairs having sufficient length to enable the application thereto of hairdressing treatments such as cutting by scissors.
 8. An aid as claimed in claim 7, wherein said head shape is seen from the back, and said line extends along the contour of the crown portion of said head shape substantially from one ear to the other, and further comprising another line extending transversally across the rear of the head shape substantially from one ear to the other.
 9. An aid as claimed in claim 7, wherein said head shape is seen in profile, and said line extends along the contour of the crown portion of said head shape substantially from the forehead to the neck, and further comprising another line extending from the neck portion forwardly to the above the ear.
 10. An aid as claimed in claim 7, further comprising parallel curved lines formed on said member at spaced distances from the contour of said head shape.
 11. An aid as claimed in claim 7, wherein said member is transparent.
 12. An aid as claimed in claim 7, further comprising adhesive for attaching said root portion to said member. 